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Whenever I am in a crazy mad dash to get to work in the morning and I have no time to spare, one of my favorite breakfasts to make is a simple smoothie. What I love about a smoothie is that it is quick to assemble, I can take it to work with me, and it’s delicious! My Banana Mango Smoothie is a fresh tropical tasting mixture of banana, mango chunks, ice, and apple juice. Sometimes I like to add a scoop of vanilla flavored protein powder to fill me up and to help keep me from snacking at my desk. Simply toss all ingredients into a blender and within a few minutes, breakfast is served. Enjoy! Tessa

Ingredients:

1 banana (peeled and cut into chunks)

1 cup mango chunks (fresh or frozen)

1 – 3 ice cubes

approximately 1 cup apple juice

1 scoop vanilla flavored protein powder (optional)

1 – 2 drops liquid stevia (optional)

Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Add additional apple juice if desired. Pour in a glass, add straw and serve. Makes 1 serving.

My “go to” breakfast or morning snack during the hot summer months is an ice cold Banana Avocado Mango Smoothie (aka BAM Smoothie). I love preparing smoothies because they are good for you, quick and easy to make and most importantly, they’re portable. After blending, just pour it in a spill proof container or glass, add a fat straw, and breakfast is served! My Banana Avocado Mango Smoothie is made with a fresh banana, avocado, frozen mango chunks, and chilled unfiltered apple juice. My BAM Smoothie is a simple combination of ingredients that is simply satisfying and tastes delicious. Enjoy! Tessa

Ingredients:

1 medium sized banana

1/2 medium sized avocado (skin and pit removed)

1 cup frozen mango chunks

1 cup apple juice

stevia (optional, for additional sweetness)

Add all ingredients to a blender or a single serving blender cup. Blend on high until smooth, about 30 seconds. Serve immediately. Pour into a glass, add a straw and enjoy! Makes 1 serving.

I love lazy Saturday mornings. I can sit for hours sipping on coffee and reading the newspaper. This Saturday morning instead of reading the paper, I decided to make some breakfast soft tacos. I thought to myself, who made up the rules and said that tacos are only for lunch or dinner? My breakfast soft tacos are filled with scrambled eggs, refried beans, crispy bacon, fresh picked tomatoes and cotija cheese. I like to drizzle hot sauce on mine for a fiery kick. These breakfast tacos are super easy to make and can be made as a quick breakfast on a busy weekday morning.

I purchase my eggs from a family in town who has dozens of chicken roaming around in their yard. When I put in my order, I never know what I am going to get. Mostly I get the brown eggs but sometimes if I am lucky I get the ones that are a lovely light blue or green. There is nothing better than farm fresh organic free range eggs…

Ingredients:

4 small flour tortillas

4 eggs

4 slices cooked bacon crumbled

1 cup refried beans

1/2 c. coarsely chopped tomatoes

1/4 cotija cheese (crumbled)

1 green onion sliced on the bias

your favorite hot sauce (optional)

Let’s begin by prepping all your ingredients. Cook your bacon and crumble, chop your onions, heat up your beans, chop your tomatoes, crumble your cheese, and slice your onions. Set aside. Heat up your tortillas briefly in the microwave or in a dry frying pan. Put on plates. Add 1/4 cup refried beans on top of each tortilla. Whisk together your eggs in a medium sized bowl and cook in a nonstick pan coated with cooking spray. Divide your eggs and put on top of the refried beans. Add your bacon, tomatoes, green onion and sprinkle on the cotija cheese. Drizzle with hot sauce if you like. Makes 4 tasty breakfast tacos. Enjoy! Tessa